Shehbaz orders pacing up flour supply to K-P

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed pacing up the supply of wheat flour from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to end the crisis of commodity in the latter province.

In this regard, he said, negligence of any kind would not be tolerated, the PM Office said in a statement. Sharif asked the interim governments of the two provinces to improve their coordination in order to ensure a fast supply of flour.

Also, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the federal and provincial departments to ensure implementation of the recommendations contained in the commission’s report, which was formed over the grievances of students of Balochistan.

A delegation of commission to enquire and investigate grievances of the students of Balochistan called on the prime minister to brief him over their report and recommendations.

The prime minister assured that all steps would be taken to address Baloch students’ issues as they  had been the assets of the country, adding the country’s progress and development was linked with their prosperity.

The prime minister also appreciated the efforts of the Commission to furnish a comprehensive report with honesty and diligence, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

The meeting was attended by convener of the Commission Sardar Akhtar Mengal (MNA) and members Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Senator Kamran Murtaza, Afrasiab Khattak, Nasir Mehmood Khosa and major (retd) Husnain additional secretary Senate.

Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah, Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarrar, PM’s Adviser Ahad Cheema and other senior officials were also present during the meeting.

The prime minister further said that the political leadership of the country was giving a message of peace, friendship and prosperity to the people of the province, adding all issues of the province including the missing persons should be resolved by all the stakeholders collectively.

He stressed for taking up suitable steps, within the confines of the law and constitution, over the issue of missing persons. Through adoption of mechanism for partnership and close cooperation, national unity and progress could be ensured, he added.

The prime minister said that Pakistan’s progress and prosperity was linked with Balochistan province and directed for ensuring provision of development funds to the province.

The government was striving to bring the womenfolk and the deprived segments of society into the mainstream of development, he maintained.

The commission was established under the Islamabad High Court’s directive during September 2022. APP